Leeches Save Shark Victim’s Hand
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Surgeons used leeches to reattach the severed hand of an Australian surfer mauled by a great white shark on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Glenn Orgias, 33, almost lost his hand after being attacked by an 8 foot great white in the surf off Bondi Beach on February 12.
Orgias was rushed to hospital with his hand hanging by a 3 centimeter piece of skin, and plastic surgeon Kevin Ho said he had held little hope it could be reattached. But using leeches, Ho said, doctors were able to restore blood flow to the injured hand, and he’s hopeful Orgias will regain some of its use.
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